It is with great pleasure and excitement that I announce Carlos Gonzalez-Jaime has been named MOSAC’s Executive Director. We look forward to Carlos starting in his leadership role at the museum on Thursday, October 1, 2026.
Following a nationwide search, Carlos rose above as the clear choice to lead MOSAC. With a lifelong commitment to education and community, Carlos is a proven builder of institutions with a genuine passion for our mission. He joins us from Transform 1012 in Fort Worth, Texas, where he worked as the Founding Executive Director. During his tenure there, he grew an early-stage nonprofit into a $7 million platform and directed a $70 million capital campaign. He helped Papalote Museo del Niño — one of Latin America’s most-visited children’s museums — through a major expansion. Prior to that, Carlos built a successful career in the corporate world and spent 13 years of senior leadership at Hewlett-Packardbefore changing his focus to mission-driven work.
Carlos joins MOSAC as we prepare to celebrate our five-year anniversary, an important milestone for our prized museum. Once Carlos joins MOSAC, his first priority will be a ‘listening tour’ – 100 conversations in 100 days. Please stay tuned for opportunities to connect with him at upcoming museum and community events.
I also want to extend sincere and heartfelt gratitude to the dedicated staff, volunteers, and Interim Executive Director Daniela Calvitti who carried on the mission of the museum during the transition.
Of course, I would also like to thank the Greater Sacramento community for continuing to show up for the museum – your visitation, involvement, and ongoing support means the world to us.
And now, please join me as we warmly welcome Carlos and embark on an incredible next chapter for MOSAC.
With gratitude,
Steve Hansen | Board President
Carlos Gonzalez-Jaime becomes Executive Director of the Museum of Science and Curiosity (MOSAC) in Sacramento, California, effective October 1, bringing more than three decades of nonprofit leadership, cultural work, and civic engagement. He previously served as founding Executive Director of Transform 1012 N. Main Street in Fort Worth, transforming a former Ku Klux Klan auditorium into a center for arts, education, and community healing, growing the organization to $7 million in assets and raising $13 million toward a $70 million capital campaign for a new 35,000-square-foot cultural campus. Earlier, he was inaugural Executive Director of Latino Arts Project in Dallas, advised museums across the U.S. and Mexico, and spent 13+ years at Hewlett-Packard in Latin America and the Caribbean. Born in Mexico, Carlos holds a Master’s from Thunderbird School of Global Management and a bachelor’s in Industrial and Systems Engineering from Tecnológico de Monterrey.
